Japan’s Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara visits Moscow amid a growing row over the Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are claimed by both countries.
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Japan minister in Russia amid row
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders the deployment of more weapons on the Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are claimed by Japan.
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Russia to boost weapons on Kurils
The capsule’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean went as smoothly as the launching of the Falcon 9 rocket.
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Private Spacecraft Returns Safely From Orbit
One of the three teenage boys who survived 50 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean describes his ordeal.
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Adrift teenager tells of Pacific ordeal
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a mess of trash and plastic that moves around the north Pacific Ocean and is roughly the size of Texas. It has a high concentration of plastics and chemical sludge. Photos from the patch of trapped sea turtles and tires will snare the attention of even the most stone-hearted cynic. A second plastic gyre has been discovered in the north Atlantic Ocean.
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New ocean garbage patch discovered
